His old team is giving Bill Ripken’s 1989 Fleer card the bobblehead treatment.
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Little Sun Legends Of Minor League Baseball Set Featured 10 Memorable Names
You may know them for the Derek Jeter card issued a few years later, but thirty years ago, Little Sun produced a quirky set of players called Minor League Legends.
Business News
Preparation, Organization, Attitude…and Money: Keys to Selling at the National
The National Sports Collectors Convention through the eyes of a Florida dealer who hustled to make sure the lofty expense was worth it.
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Industry News
Waiting for the Call: Collecting Cards of Potential Hockey Hall of Famers
A trading card roundup of former players who appear to be good candidates to enter the Hockey Hall of Fame in the near future.
Sports Memorabilia News
Photo of the Day: Al Capone and Son, Gabby Hartnett and a Cubs-Sox Game
One of a small number of original newspaper photos of Gabby Hartnett signing a baseball for Al Capone’s son during a 1931 exhibition game is at RMY Auctions.
Around the Hobby
Notes: Rogers’ Fakes; Doerr Collection Consigned; Detroit Shops Profiled; Griffey RC Negative at Auction
New details on fraudster John Rogers; Crain’s Business with a story on the hobby; the pack-pulled ’55 Mantle is in the hands of its new owner; Bobby Doerr’s stuff is going to auction; Topps Archives arrives (sort of) and a cool Griffey Jr. item up for bid in the Topps Vault.
Editor’s Blog
DeAndre Ayton Trolls Joel Embiid on Panini Sketch Card
NBA rookies put their art skills to work in a new sketch card series and DeAndre Ayton used his to posterize Joel Embiid.
What’s Hot in the Shop
What’s Hot: National Baseball Card Day Packs ‘Em in…and The Top 5 List
Mike’s worn out from a busy National Baseball Card Day and he’s got a rundown of what they were buying to get that extra freebie.
